Wall construction for frame buildings



Sept. '7 1926,

G. F, VOIGHT WALL CONSTRUCTION FOR FRAME BUILDINGS Filed July 19, 1922 FIE] l-JV VEN TUR to the wall sheathing, conjunction therewith reinforcement for plastic composition;

Patented Sept. 7, 1926.

1,598,900 PATENT )FFICE.

; UNITED STATES 'GEORGE E. VOIGHI, OF

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

' WALL CONSTRUCTION F'on' nAMn BUFILDINGS.

, Application filed Ju1y 19,

My invention relates to improvements in -W2Lll construction'for frame buildings having'an exterior finishof plasticcomposition, particularly to the reinforcement for the latter; and one of the objects of the inven ,tionis thexprovision of reinforcement comprising-a netting ffOlll'lGCl of a plurality of paralleling'wires having zig-zagged portions alternating with convoluted portions, the lat ter, engaging and. entwining like convoluted portions of'theadja-cent wires on either side, thereby forming hexagon meshes having opposed inter-twisted. portions, a division of which meshes supporting brackets, the 'latt er adapted forattaching the reinforcement tothe wall sheathing. i

, A further object is the provision of brackets formed of sheet metal and comprising,

each, an intermediate'or body portion pro lecting out of the planeof the nettlng and having'at elther. end an outwardly extending arm, the free ends of the latter provided with loops encircling the opposed inter-twisted portions of one of the meshes of the netting,

the brackets adapted for securing the netting and for forming 111 A still further object is the provision of brackets adapted to be factory-built onto the netting, whereby a strip of the reinforcement may bereadily rolled into a 0011b pact bundle for purposes of transportation and the like, and asreadily unrolled for its application to the wall sheathing, and in which application it will be simply necessary to provide ordinary nails for securing it, and in which-it will be unnecessary to provide any separate, or-additional, spacingv or furring elements, or any specially constructed fastening devices, for its proper application and attachment to the sheathing;

A'still further object is the provision of brackets adapted to-be carried by the netting, that are free from any projections liable to engage and tear the tar paper disposed between the wall sheathing and reinforcement, when the latter is moved across the face of the paperin its application .to the wall;

A still further object isthe provision of 1922. Serial No. 576,142.

sides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention. I 3 f I 1n the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of aportion of a wall of a frame building, constructed in accordance with my present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2+2, Fig. 1; i

Figure 3 is a plan view of one of the brackets and a portion of the netting to which it is secured, a portion of the bracket being broken away;

brackets on line er -4, Fig.3;

the brackets.

Referring to the drawings in detail, throughout which like reference characters designate like parts The numeral 6 designates a portion of the wall structure of a frame building adapted to be provided with; an exterior finish of plastic composition, and comprises wall sheathing 7 formed, preferably, of horizontally disposed boards'of equal thickness secured in close-jointedformation across vertical studs 7, and metal reinforcement 9. The reinforcement comprising a plurality of paralleling zig-zagged wires 10, which are Figured is a cross section of one of the provided with 'alternatedly oppositely disposed convoluted portions engaging and entwining like convoluted portions of the adjacent wires, thereby forming I hexagon meshes 11 having opposed inter-twisted portions 12, to a division of which meshes are secured brackets 14, each' of which embodying a base or body portion 15 seating against the tar paper 8 and provided at either end with an outwardly extending arm 16, the free ends of which formed into loops 17 en circling the opposed inter-twisted portions 12 of the mesh to which the bracket is secured.

18 designates a reinforcing rib or convolution struck into the bracket, which extends from one of thearms 16 across the base member 15 to the opposite arm, and is adapt ed to impart a certain amount of additional rigidness to the several members of the bracket.

19 designates an opening in the base member 15, which receives the upper shank portion of a nail 2O driven into the wall sheath ing 7 for securing the bracket and netting thereto. The nail 2O adapted to be driven into the sheathing until the head 21 seats firmly against the outer side of the base 15, thereby securing the bracket rigidly against the wall sheathing and tar paper.

While it is common practice to provide wall sheathing with-wire netting as outstanding reinforcement for plastic composition, as disclosed in Georgeson et al. Patent No. 1,389,866, and Crowe Patent No. 1,455,- 243, it has always been the practice to provide separate spacing or furring devices and apply these to the wall sheathing before applying the netting. Such practice entails additional expense over my rein forcement. It is also to be observed that there must necessarily be. more or less difli-- culty encountered in obtaining anything like uniformity in the distribution and lateral spacing on the wall sheathing in the application of any such separately applied spacing or furring elements. All of which dif liculty is obviated in the use of my construe tion, in which the spacing elements are accurately and uniformly spaced and built into the netting by machinery adapted for the purpose.

I claim 1. In means of the character described, a bracket formed of sheet metal and comprising an intermediate body portion and opposed end members, the bracket having a rib extending alon one side of sa d body portion and terminating in said end members, said body portion adanted to be secured to wall sheathing, said end members adapted to be attached to plaster netting and forming therewith reinforcement for plastic composition.

2. In means of the character described, a bracket formed of sheet metal and embodying an intermediate body portion and oppositely disposed end members, the bracket having a rib extending along one side of said body portion and terminating in said end members, and a fastening element adapted to be separately received by said body por tion for securing it to wall sheathing, said end members adapted to be attached to plastor netting and forming in conjunction therewith outstanding reinforcement for plastic compos tion, the latter adapted to be spread on the wall sheathing and on and around the parts forming said reinforcement.

A bracket formed of sheet metal and embodying a body portion adapted to seat against wall sheathing and a loop at one end of said body portion adapted to engage an inter-twisted portion of plaster netting, said body portion formed to provide an orc ing the axis of which extending through the plane of the netting, and a fastening elem nt disposed in said opening and adapted for securing the bracket to the wall sheathing, the netting adapted to form outstanding reinforcement for plastic composition.

at. In means of the character described, a bracket comprising an intermediate base member having an extension at each end, the free ends of said extensions formed into loops, said loops disposed in a plane parallel with said base member, the axes of said loops disposed in parallelism, said base member adapted to seat against a support.

In means of the character described, a bracket comprising a base member having an extension at each end, the free ends of said extensions formed into loops disposed in a plane parallel. with said base memher, the axes of said loops disposed in parallelism, the distance between said loops being greater than the length of said base member, said base member adapted to seat against a support for securing said loops in outstanding relation thereto.

6. Means for furring metallic netting comprising a U-shaped member formed of a single piece of metal having looped ends and arranged to be secured by said ends about strands of the netting, and means arranged in midpart of said member for securing it against a surface.

7. In means of the character described, a bracket formed of a strip of'fiat metal bent intermediate its ends thereby forming a base member having at each end an upwardly projecting extension, the free ends of said extensions fixedly secured to spaced portions of wire netting, whereby said bracket is carried thereby, said base member having an intermediate portion concave-convex transversely, and a nail projecting through said concavo-convex portion.

8. In means of the character described, a bracket formed of an oblong strip of sheetmetal bent longitudinally thereby forming a base member and a pair of spaced, diverging extensions, a portion of said base member intermediate said extensions being struck upwardly out of the plane of said base member, and a fastening nail projecting vertically through said base member, the free ends of said extensions being fixedly and rigidly attached to spaced portions of wire netting, whereby said bracket is carried by the latter.

9. Means for furring and securing metallic netting, comprising, a U-shaped member of relative wide span formed of a strip of metal, means at the ends of said member for securing said member to strands of the netting, and a curved portion arranged in the 1,598,900 I I i 8 midpartof said memberadapted to receive ting, said midpart extending a distance along 10 a separately applied nail for securing said in a plane parallel With said netting, and a member to a support. cooperable nail projecting through said mid- 10. Means for furring and securing metalpart, said nail being Wholly out of the plane 5 lie netting, comprising, a U-shaped element of the netting.

formed of a strip of metal having its mid- In testimony of the foregoing being my part substantially longer than its side limbs, own, I have hereunto afiixed my signature the free ends ofsaid side limbs arranged this 8th day of June 1922. to be secured to spaced portions of said net Y GERGEF. VOIGHT. 

